Real Life Townsville Wedding : Terese loves Lucas!

We love the spectacular backdrops and gorgeous blue details (those shoes!) at the wedding of Terese O'Reilly and Lucas McCallum.

The proposal: 

Lucas bought the ring when he returned from a tour of service in Afghanistan. He held on to it for three years!! When he did finally decide the time was right, I came home after a horrible day at work to find a huge bunch of gorgeous flowers, and the open ring box on the kitchen bench. He’d made a sign that simply said, ‘Terese, will you marry me?’. I was expecting a proposal for so long, but he still managed to surprise me!

Special Touches

We had our hair and makeup done early enough to come home, and sit down for a proper lunch with my family before getting dressed. I would hate to be hungry standing there saying my vows! Also, we did a ring warming ceremony, where our rings were passed through all our guests for them to bless with their wishes for our future. Everyone commented that this made them feel very included.

 date: 13 August 2011 

ceremony: Anzac Memorial Gardens, The Strand

reception: Picnic Bay SLC 

gown: The Fashion Gallery 

groom & groomsmen: Roger David 

photography: Ferry Photography
honeymoon: Tahiti

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Terese and Lucas' real life wedding is featured in the new Queensland Brides Summer 2011/2012 issue OUT NOW! You can purchase the issue easily and securely online with FREE Aus delivery here!

P.S. We have just launched our Queensland Brides Google+ page! Jump to our page here and let the inspiration begin!

QB x

Casey + Paul's vintage country dance wedding!

There is so much to love about Casey and Paul's wedding. As soon as we saw the pretty pics, we couldn't resist uploading to our blog! The unique venue and all the homemade, personal touches really reflect the style of Paul and Casey, and we feel their wedding is a wonderful source of inspiration for you, our blog reader. What a handsome groom and radiant bride! 

Congratulations to you both … we are excited to share their wedding and we hope you enjoy!

Theme

Vintage Country Dance

Ceremony

Coronation Hall, Somerset Dam Village

         

CREDITS

    Reception

Coronation Hall, Somerset Dam Village

  Gown

Custom made vintage lace

Bridesmaid gowns 

They chose their own. 

Groomsmen's suits

They chose their own. 

Groom's suit 

The Cloakroom

Decorator

DIY 

Flowers

Arrangements by Ryan Filce

Hair

Juanita King – Fabulous Everything

Make-up

The Powder Room

   Cake

Homemade Apple and Rhubarb pies

Transport

Walked to ceremony with parents.

     Stationery

DIY 

    Music

Ipod playlist

Photography

Elleni Toumpas Wedding Photography   - http://ellenitoumpas.com.au/weddings/2011/

Caterer

Spoonfed and Bottlefed

Celebrant

Fiona Robertson

Special Thanks

All of our family and friends who made the day possible. The fantastic quality of the people around us made the whole experience warm and full of joy. 

Advice / Comments

Make it your own. We both had very strong views about making things distinctively ours and not following traditions that did not hold any significance for us. Let creative people be creative.

QB > Thank you to Casey &  Paul for sharing your day with us!  Thank you to Elleni for sending us your very gorgeous images!

You can see Elleni's full blog post on the wedding here >  (Elleni by the way, is a previous member of the QB web team! Go Elleni!) 

"Paul and Casey were married last month at the Coronation Hall at Somerset Dam Village. From first meeting both Paul and Casey I instantly fell in love with everything about the couple: their outlook on their special day, what was important to capture and how they were decorating.

On arriving at Somerset Village for the day and taking a sneak peek at inside the Hall I was immediately made to feel at home (and secretly it was like I was looking into the scene of perhaps my future wedding venue). Everything was decorated by family and friends, from old wooden chairs stripped back and repainted by Casey’s father, to the relish - a secret recipe made by Casey’s mum only for Christmas. The hall, the decor and even the food (catered by Spoon Fed) perfectly matched and added to the homey feel of one of my favourite weddings all year!"

QB x 

( P.S. The Summer issue is OUT NOW! Buy online here > http://www.queenslandbrides.com.au/magazine/subscribe/ )